Every year, thousands of people take part in a range of events with the aim of having a great time, and raising some money for charity. For many years AICR supporters have taken part in the Flora London Marathon and Great North Run - they have trekked across deserts, driven a black cab to Istanbul and cycled from Lands end to John O'Groats to boost our funds.
“I’ve been giving money to AICR regularly for more than 20 years but I felt it was time to use my hobby to raise more money for research. Cancer affects nearly every family and if I can do just a little to help, I will.” Vivien Mifsud
In March 2009 one of our supporters ran the Land Rover Marathon in Malta to raise vital funds for our vital cancer research. 58 year old Vivien Mifsud, whose husband's family is from the island, decided to take on the challenge after her friend’s prostate cancer returned in a much more aggressive form. Hearing of his struggle with the disease motivated her to put her running shoes on for AICR.
In December 2008 PowerPlay4All held a 24 hour Online Radio Marathon to help raise money for AICR. DJ Crazy Diamond had organised the event in honor of his mum who is fighting cancer. He was also doing it for those that have fought and lost their courageous battle and those that have survived this terrible disease.
In March 2008 AICR's youngest ever fundraisers took part in the Great Wee Scottish Walk in Perth proving that you are never too young to start fundraising for us! Josh and Erin Ritchie are brother and sister from Dumferline in Fife. Josh was 6 years old and Erin was 2.5 years old at the time. They raised £202 and had lots of fun doing the walk and plan on doing it again next year!
One way of helping us fund more cutting edge cancer research projects is to take part in a local event with your friends, neighbours or work colleagues. It might be a coffee morning, a car boot sale or a larger scale event such as a dance or race night.
The great thing about community events is that they bring people together to have fun and enjoy themselves, while at the same time raising valuable funds to help with our work.
If you think you might like to organise an event in your community, no matter how large or small, take a look at our fundraising section - it's full of tips and ideas to help you choose an event as well as advice on how to ensure it goes with a bang.
So, if you are planning to take part in a event, why not do it on behalf of AICR? Drop us a line -we'd love to hear from you.
You can also request a copy of our excellent AICR Fundraising Pack here.
